Turkish Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton plays down engine change fears at Turkish GP

Turkish Grand Prix: Hamilton plays down engine change fears at Turkish GP- Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton played down fears on Thursday that he could have to take an engine penalty at the Turkish Grand Prix, without ruling it out completely.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff indicated after the previous Russian Grand Prix that it was a possibility to protect against an engine-related race retirement and the loss of vital points.

Turkish Grand Prix: The championship is on a knife-edge, with Hamilton two points clear of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and seven races remaining.

Turkish Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton plays down engine change fears at Turkish GP

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The seven-times champion is still within his engine allocation of three for the season but team mate Valtteri Bottas is on his fifth engine and Verstappen took a penalty in Russia for his fourth.

“At the moment, I still have (engine) number two and three,” Hamilton told reporters at the Istanbul Park circuit.

“So I don’t envisage us having to take one (a new power unit) at the moment, but that could change. Who knows?”

Turkish Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton plays down engine change fears at Turkish GP

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